Apparatus for filling receptacles with liquids.



D, LANDAU. APPARATUS FOR PILLNG REGBPTAGLES 'WITH LIQUIDS.

APPLIUATION FILED .AUG.31, 1907.

Patented July 13,

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D. LANDAU. .APPARATUS PoR FILLING REUEPTAGLES WITH LIQUIDS. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 31, 1907. gygw Patented July 1.3, 1909.

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il ll DEWIS LANDAU, Oli' SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

APPARATUS FOR FILLING RECEPTACLES WTH LIQUIDS.

To .all whom it 'muy concern:

lie it'known that. l', Dnwis LANDAU, a citizen of the United States ot America, and a resident et the eity oiE San l `ranciseo, State ol. California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Fill ine leceptacles with Lirpiidsj of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in apparatus :for filling receptacles with liquids, and it is 'iartieularly uselul for lilling' siphons and siinilar vessels and receptacles, hut it is not restricted to use with such ves sels and recelirtacles.

The purpose of the invention especially to provide .filling apparatus of such con struction that it can be readily taken apart lor repairs., renewals o1 parts and cleaning.

terringI to the drawings which acceuiv the sneeieation to aid the description, ure 'l is a` longitudinal section of a filling atus and showii'lg the valve closed;

l .fr a loilgitudinal section ot the saine irvarts, but showing the valve open. This ligure indicates the inlet nozzle of a siphon inserted ttor filling. Fig. shows in broken elevation and section a modilication of the a )paretus adapted to give even :o the parte7 and intended .l ,y .ler bar rooms and similar places. l is a plan View of certain parte and in# ng the recessed bottle holder and lever; tg. beingv a side elevation ot' the saine parte, and Fig. G being` a detail of the hott-le silpiwrting` device.Y

Referring to Figs. l and 2, the fillingr pipe A. Vwill be connected with any suitable source ol supply as beer keg's7 aerated water reserA voirs and other liquid receptacles, by suitable 'iiping controlled by valves or necks. Said pipe .A is provided at its discharge end with a sercw cap 3, by nnserewini@ which the valve and other internal parts of the lilling amper-rites can he readily reinoveih as will he hereinafter explained. In said pipe .ti is a sleeve- 'Y hawing,` atv its inner end a valve seat (i, which may be formed as a sep- :irate piece of metal from the body of said sleeve. as clearly indicated in Figs. 1,2 and oi the drawings7 or which may-loe integral with the body of said sleeve 7, and said sleeve 7 is provided with drip ports 8. Said ,ports t5 may be round, or seine may be round others may he slots or oval-shapeds and Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 31', 1907.

Patented July 13, 1909.

Serial No. 390,864g

it is advantageous to use a plurality of drip ports, so that the assembler will not have to insert said sleeve 7 in any particular position in said. pipe il, and also so that the drip or waste liquid will flow out of said sleeve T more quickly than if said sleeve were provided with only one drip port. rlhe other end of said sleeve 7 projects through said cap 3 and has an `end 20 with a perforation 21 to adniit the inlet nozzle 2l of a Siphon or other receptacle, 4which is to be filled. Said nozzle is illustrated in Fig. 2 as the tilting nozzle oi iny sellf-lilling Siphon bottle, patented October l0, 1905, No. 801,831, wit-h which the present invention is particularly al'iblieahle. lllithinsaid sleeve works a hollow valve spindle 5 provided ywith a relatively long hollow stem 26 at its inner end and a relatively short hollow neck 27 at its outer end; being a suitable packing ring to forni a seat toi' the end ot' said inlet nozzle 2lwhich ringl 28 is held between the flanges oi said spindle 5 and the perforated screw cap thereoit 29, as shown. Said spindle is normally pressed to the valve closing position ot' Fig.' l by a coiled spring 32. 'The joint where said stein 26 works through said. valve seat t3, is niade tightby two washers l0, l1, and the shoulder 33 seats on said washer lil, when the said valve is open, as seen in Fig. 2; and in this position of the parte the end oi said valve spindle 5 enters with tight tit into'a third washer 12, as clearly shown in said Fig. 2, sothat said washers and shoulder 33 prevent leakage past the said stein 2G when the valve is open, and said washers it), ll., l2 are preferably of rubber, leather and metal. The inner end of said stein 26 is provided with a Valve adapted to close upon said valve seat. (3 (Fig. l), and plifterahly constructed with a boss threaded on said stein 2G, a packing ring 3G of rubber, leather or other suitable material, and a perforated screw cap 37;-'-t-+i bei-ng ports in said stein 2G whereby liquid is adinitted to said stein 2G, and 3S being a. drip port in said pipe A. Said Ppipe A will usually be fixed to a counter or other support in any suitable manner as by holte' thro-ugh holesin flanges o r said pipe fl, and l prefer to provide said piper/fi with a de vieJ onliold'ing A the Siphon or other rece?l tacle .,'generally similar to thatillustrated in itigsil, iifand il, excepting vthat said helder,V

the valve of the fllin will be arranged in the line of Said pipe A andnot at right-angles thereto, and said holder will be hereinafter described. i

In operation, the inlet nozzle 24 of the Siphon or other vessel to be filled will be pushed through the orifice of cap 3, and the Siphon then secured in position by my holder or any other means. As said nozzle 24 enters the iilling apparatus its endpus'hes against the neck 27 of Said valve spindle 5, and thereby forces said valve ring A36 ofi' seat 6, While the valve Stem 2 simultaneously opens the proper valve of the saidr Siphon or other vessel, as explained in the Said lUnited States Letters Patent No. 801,831; and the Supply cocks being opened and liquid flows by said ports 4 into Said Spindle 5 and thence into the Siphon or other receptacle. When the Siphon is removed said spring 32 immediately closes said valve 36 on its seat, shutting off the Supply from the Siphon. Any liquid left in said sleeve 7 escapes by its portsand the drip lopening 38. It will be Seen that by simply' unscrewing. cap 3 all the internal parts of ,the filling apparatus can be removed from said pipe A, whereby the repairing, cleaning or renewal of the apparatus is greatly facilitated Should it be necessary to remove theparts when the pipe A is connected to a. charged beer keg or aerated water reservoir, it 1s.

only necessary to'elose the usual cocks or valves on the pipe/from Said keg or Siphon, and it will be evident that in ordinary use these cocks or valves may be left open, 'since apparatus eiiicientl prevents the accidente escape of any liqui Referring. to Fig. 3, 'the ipe A with ort 38 is similar to that herein efore'descri ed, but the ortSV 40 in the Sleeve 41 are somewhatdierently arranged, and said Sleeve 41, the cap 42, and the packing ring 13 are now so arranged lthat said packing ring is rendered accessible b merely removing said cap 42. This form o apparatus is especially adapted for bar rooms, where it is desirable to be'v able to readily change the packing ring.

Figs. 4, 5 and 6 represent a filling apparatus provided with a holder for a/Siphon or other vessel to be filled.' In these figures the pipe A2 ot' the filling apparatus Ahas a right angled end B, with which the Siphon will be connected, the valve of the filling apparatus being contained in the part B, and lxeing constructed and operating in a manner substantially Similar to the valve hereinbe` fore described. Said Siphon holder' consists oi' a recessed bracket 50 secured to Said pipe l, and adapted to receive the neck of a Si phon or other vessel. Av lever 51, recessed at to fit over the Iilling nozzle of a Siphon and against a suitable shoulder thereof, and thereby hold the Siphon in position while being llled, is pivoted on a rotary spindle in connection with the illing apparatus K Shown 1n Figs. 1, 2 and 3, but in that case the holding device will be arranged on the end of the straight pipe A. ,The purpose of the right angled pipe A2B (Figs. 4, 5 and G) is to permit of placing the Siphon at the 'Side of the filler, so as to permit of the drip going into a receptacle, behind a bar, and

therefore this form of device is particularly adapted to use in saloons.

Now having described my improvements, I claim as my invention.

1. The combination in a device for filling receptacles with liquid, of a filler pipe provide'd with a ported Sleeve ichamber opening voutwardly and adapted to permit the ready insertion and removal of a sleeve, a perforated closure for the end of said filler pipe adapted to normally retain said sleeve in Said filler pipe, a ported Sleeve in communi-A cation with the interior of said fillervpipe and provided with a valve seat, a hollow valve spindle movable in said sleeve and provided with a port establishing communication between the interior of said filler pipe and the interior of said spindle, a valve on said spindle ada ted to seat on Said valve seat, means on Sai operated by a Siphon bottle to open Said valvefand means in .Said Sleeve for closing said valve, substantially as described.

2. The combination in a ldevice for filling receptacles with li uid; of a ller pipe provided with a orte sleeve chamber opening outwardly and adapted to permit the ready insertion and removal of a sleeve, a perforated closure for the end of said fillerl pipe adapted to normally retain said sleeve in Said filler ipe, a orted s leeve in communication with the interior 4of Saidfiller pipe and provided'with a valve seat, a hollow valve spindle movable in said Sleeve and provided with a port establishing communication between the interior of Said filler pipe and the interior of Said spindle, a valve on Said Spindle adapted to seat on said valve scat, a plurality of packing rings in said sleeve' adapted tov provide a Seat for said valve spindle, means on said S indle adapted l to be operated by a Siphonl ottle to open said valve, and a Spring in said sleeve for closing said valve, substantially` as described.

3. The combination with a portedV filler Spindle adapted to be pipe provided with a ported Sleeve chamber,

of a cap adapted to normally retain a Sleeve in said chamber, a removable ported sleeve provided with a valve Seat in Said chamber in operative communication with the 1nterior of saidv llenpipe, packing rings in said-sleeve, a hollow Valve spindle moi/able in saidsleeve and adopted to seat in one peeking ring and on another, and provided i with a hollow ported stem adapted to communicateyvth the interior of szud filler pipe,

a valve `on said spindle adapted to seat on said valve seat, a neck on said spindle adapted to be' operated by a Siphon bottle to open August 1907.

' DEWIS LANDAU. Witnesses:

H, V. BROWN, H. H. DE Vos. 

